Jeff Deitrich
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Inside/Outside State College: Creating a Vibrant Downtown
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The Downtown State College Improvement District and I have one big thing in common: We’re both committed to improving downtown State College. The fact that an organization like DID exists tells you one thing—as great as our town is, it still needs ongoing attention to make it better.
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Inside/Outside State College: Something Is Still Missing Downtown, but I Think It’s Coming
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Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. State College last month was named the Best College Town in America by USA Today. Congratulations to my favorite town! It’s nice to see it be recognized, even if it may have been driven…
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Inside/Outside State College: May Is the Month for Birding
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Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. The first weekend in May brings an unusual and under-the-radar contest to our area—the annual Birding Cup sponsored by Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. Chances are you don’t know about it or what it signifies.…
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Inside/Outside State College: A Trout Fisherman’s Soul
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My dad taught me to fish when I was a small boy, out the lane from my grandparent’s house on Little Fishing Creek between Mingoville and Hublersburg.
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Inside/Outside State College: Give the People What They Want
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Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. Give the people what they want. And what they want in downtown State College, I am not surprised to say, is more and better dining options! That’s according to an admittedly unscientific survey…
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Inside/Outside State College: Wonder and Wander in Winter
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With this tremendous recent snowfall and cold temperatures that will keep it around for a while, there are plenty of opportunities for winter activity.
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Inside/Outside State College: Downtown (and Nearby) Architecture
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Lots of people love the look of downtown State College, me included. However, as an architecture neophyte, I’m often at a loss to say why – or to describe it accurately.
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Inside/Outside State College: Nearby Hunting Options Abound
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Inside/Outside State College is a monthly column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. We’re blessed in this little hamlet with a wide variety of places to pursue outdoor leisure activities. One of those is hunting. Hunting, for many of us, is a ritual as much as…
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Inside/Outside State College: The Special Joy of Honor-System Stands
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Roadside stands where you can buy tasty treats, flowers and produce on the honor system offer something special in Centre County. Author Jeff Deitrich’s mother, Martha, operated one of them in Zion for more than 50 years.
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Inside/Outside State College: Trails Abound
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Inside/Outside State College is a monthly column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. The pandemic stank. While that is true, silver linings certainly appeared. One of those can be seen in many woods and fields close to downtown and campus – an expanded system of trails…